Woman Tries To Pour Acid On Boyfriend, Pours Acid On Herself

A jilted girlfriend has suffered serious burn injuries after carrying out a botched acid attack on her former lover, police say.

Ung Limey, a 21-year-old from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, attempted to pour acid on her ex fiance while riding behind him as a passenger on his motorbike.

Although she injured her intended target, she failed to account for the large amount of the chemical that would be blown back across her own face.

To make matters worse, Leng Socheata, 23, crashed moments later due to the intense pain caused by the burning acid, causing further injuries to the pair.

Police arranged for Leng to be taken to hospital while Ung fled before they arrived, and police believe she has been treated for her burns at a private hospital.

Mok Borunchhorsak, a police spokesman in the Prampi Makara district of Phnom Penh, where the incident happened, said: ‘We are currently looking to find the young woman who allegedly doused her former boyfriend with acid as she rode behind him on a motorbike.

‘His family said it was an act of revenge after they had persuaded him to break off the relationship.

‘We have visited all of the state hospitals and there was no sign of her, and we suspect that means that she has been treated in a private hospital.’

Local media reported photographs of Ung with a bandaged face had surfaced on social media.

The injured boy’s uncle, Sok Sorin, said that they had managed to persuade him to stop seeing her after finding out that she had been arrested for jewellery theft and drug-related offences.

He said that she was also burned because the liquid blew back into her face.